Originally Posted by ghostrider
Sounds like an early version of a duvet cover to me. I use them on down comforters, but not on quilts. I spend too much time and effort on making the quilt tops look just right...no way do I want to cover it up with a fabric bag! :lol:
not sure how long duvet covers have been in use...but i have picked up some at estate auctions fr turn of 20th century so not sure that dgm was making 'early' version or was a 'necessity' that had been passed dwn to her to help preserve the bed quilts fr skin oils etc....but that does sound like what they were making. the ones that i have collected button on. i even have a couple made fr matching feedsacks. but to keep the quilt in good repair and looking beautiful was, i was told, one of the purposes of the duvet cover.